Soil surveys provide the basic information needed to manage soil sustainability.
They also provide information needed to protect water quality, wetlands, and wildlife habitat.
Soil surveys are the basis for predicting the behavior of a soil under alternative uses, its
potential erosion hazard, potential for ground water contamination, suitability and productivity
for cultivated crops, trees, and grasses. Soil surveys are important to planners, engineers,
zoning commissions, tax commissioners, homeowners, developers, as well as agricultural producers.
NRCS Soil Survey Report of Santa Cruz
County, CA
USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Index
